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2025 A-League Men finals series

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A-League Men finals series
Season2024–25
Dates9 May – 1 June 2025[1]
2024
2026

The 2025 A-League Men finals series is the 20th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champion of the 2024–25 A-League Men season. The series is set to be played over four weeks culminating in the 2025 A-League Men Grand Final.[1]

Qualification

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Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25.[2] Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26.[3] Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28.[4][5][6] Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28.[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] (Q) 25 15 8 2 47 23 +24 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Melbourne City (X) 25 13 6 6 36 24 +12 45 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Western United (X) 25 13 5 7 51 35 +16 44 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers (X) 25 12 7 6 55 39 +16 43
5 Melbourne Victory (X) 25 12 6 7 43 35 +8 42
6 Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53 55 −2 38
7 Sydney FC 25 10 7 8 52 41 +11 37
8 Macarthur FC (Q) 25 9 6 10 49 42 +7 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9 Newcastle Jets 25 8 5 12 42 43 −1 29
10 Central Coast Mariners 25 5 11 9 28 49 −21 26 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] (Q) 25 6 6 13 27 41 −14 24
12 Brisbane Roar (Q) 25 4 6 15 30 50 −20 18
13 Perth Glory (Q) 25 3 5 17 20 56 −36 14
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[8]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Finals series
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Venues

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Auckland FC confirmed a top two finish in Round 27, hence qualifying for a home semi-final.[1][9]

Auckland
Go Media Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Bracket

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The system used for the 2025 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams enter the two-legged semi-finals receiving the bye for the elimination-finals in which the teams from third placed to sixth place enter the elimination-finals with "third against sixth" and "fourth against fifth". Losers for the elimination-finals are eliminated, and winners qualify for the two-legged semi-finals.[1]

First placed team in the semi-finals plays the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals plays the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position.[1]

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Auckland FC
4 4th placed team Lower ranked elimination final winner
5 5th placed team Higher ranked semi-final winner
Lower ranked semi-final winner
2 2nd placed team
3 3rd placed team Higher ranked elimination final winner
6 6th placed team

Elimination-finals

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4th placed teamv5th placed team

3rd placed teamv6th placed team

Semi-finals

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Auckland FC v Lower ranked elimination final winner 16–18 May[1] 23–24 May 2025[1]
2nd placed team v Higher ranked elimination final winner 16–18 May[1] 23–25 May 2025[1]

Matches

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Lower ranked elimination final winnervAuckland FC
Auckland FCvLower ranked elimination final winner

Higher ranked elimination final winnerv2nd placed team
2nd placed teamvHigher ranked elimination final winner

Grand Final

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Higher ranked semi-final winnervLower ranked semi-final winner

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League finals structure and dates". A-Leagues. 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Two games loom as Premiership & top-six deciders, new Aus Cup format explained: The Run Home". A-Leagues. 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.
  4. ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.
  5. ^ "A-Leagues fixture updates for 2024–25 season". A-Leagues. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Luke Combs down under 2025". Suncorp Stadium. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.
  8. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Standings (2024–25)". Ultimate A-League.